The Times of India reported on a significant milestone in EB-5 activity: applications from Indian nationals nearly doubled year over year, rising from 879 in FY2024 to 1,903 in FY2025, the highest volume ever recorded from India, according to USCIS data. The article features CanAm’s Piyush Gupta, who explains that this surge is largely driven by Indian professionals already living in the U.S. who have spent years, and in some cases decades, waiting under employment-based green card categories. For many, the EB-5 program offers a direct path to permanency that the traditional employment queue cannot provide.
The piece also covers the regulatory context shaping this trend. USCIS flagged in its May 2026 visa bulletin that increased usage of the unreserved EB-5 category from India could lead to retrogression or unavailability within FY2026 annual limits. The article notes that the current EB-5 framework is authorized only through September 2027 and will require Congressional reauthorization to continue.
At CanAm, we have seen this shift firsthand. Long-term U.S. residents who have built careers and families here are turning to EB-5 not as a speculative investment, but as a resolution to years of uncertainty. The reserved categories, covering rural areas, high-unemployment areas, and infrastructure projects, remain available at the $800,000 investment threshold and continue to offer a structured, lawful path for investors seeking permanency and stability in the U.S.
